Do The Write thing Group photo at GA 2005 Toronto.
Photo by David Karp.
Sunday November 13, 2005:
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12:30 - 1:00 |
Arrival and Registration for the General Assembly (GA) and Do The Write Thing (DTWT) |
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1:00 - 2:30 |
Welcoming by Lifsha Ben-Shach, Ofer Gutman and Leni Reiss Deputy Director General Department for Zionist Activities, Lunch and Icebreakers |
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2:30-3:30 |
Gary Rosenblatt the editor/publisher of New York Jewish Week, and Mordechai Ben-Dat the editor of the Canadian Jewish News - Covering Israel in the American Jewish press |
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3:30-4:30 |
Martin Ben-Moreh, Meitar - The College of Judaism as Culture - Israel next critical decisions - what are the "culture borders" of the Jewish and democratic state |
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4:30-5:00 |
Break |
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5:00-6:30 |
Israel after the disengagement - a political panel discussion |
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6:30-7:00 |
Leni Reiss, American Jewish Press Association liaison to DTWT. - Assignments to the GA daily |
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7:00-8:00 |
Free time |
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8:00-9:30 |
GA: Opening Plenary: Celebrating Our Accomplishments |
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9:30-11:00 |
GA: The Great Canadian Carnival |
Monday November 14, 2005:
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9:00-10:00 |
Breakfast and discussion - The role of the free press in Israel in portraying Israel's image abroad, if at all. - David Horovitz, Editor in Chief of the Jerusalem Post |
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10:00-10:45 |
Young - hip and outspoken writers today -Josh Neuman, Editor of Heeb, Dave Gordon, editor of After Word, Ilana Sichel, editor of New Voices |
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10:45-12:00 |
Hands on writing workshop with AJPA |
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12:00-12:45 |
Yarden Vatikay, Spokesperson, Jewish Agency for Israel -Journalism's impact on Israel's image |
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12:45-2:00 |
GA: Global Jewish Marketplace Fair and lunch |
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2:00-3:30 |
Israel programs and MASA opportunities |
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3:45-5:00 |
Professor Gil Troy - "Why I Am a Zionist…" |
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5:00-5:15 |
Coffee Break |
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6:30-5:30 |
"Meet the Israeli press"- Rami Tal, Yediot Aharonot and Peter Hirschberg- Editor of Ha'aretz Online
moderator: Michael Jankelowitz, Liason to Foreign Press and Media, Jewish Agency for Israel |
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8:00-9:30 |
GA: International Plenary: The Global Challenges Today |
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9:45-10:30 |
GA: Idan Raichel Project Concert |
Tuesday November 15, 2005:
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9:00-10:15 |
Breakfast and discussion, Young voice in Israeli press (Israeli students from partnership 2000) |
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10:15-11:00 |
David Leichman, (Kibbutz Gezer, Israel)- From Berkeley to Gezer |
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11:00-11:45 |
Haim Hayet, Head of the Hagshama Dept., WZO. - Your role in the Zionist movement |
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11:45-12:30 |
Karen Rubinstein, American Zionist Movement- towards the upcoming 35th Zionist Congress |
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12:30-1:30 |
Lunch and Sikkum |
Do the Write Thing is brought to you by:
DTWT 2005
Daniel Roth, USD/Hagshama Regional Director
Dave Gordon, editor of After Word magazine
David Horowitz, Editor in Chief of the Jerusalem Post
David Leichman - Pinat Shorashim Kibbutz Gezer
Gary Rosenblatt, editor/publisher NY Jewish Week
Professor Gil Troy, McGill University.
Haim Hayet, Head of the Hagshama Dept., WZO. Member of the WZO and JAFI Executive Board
Ilana Sichel, editor of New Voices magazine
Josh Neuman, Editor of Heeb magazine
Karen Rubinstein , General Director - American Zionist Movement
Laura Siegel, USD/Hagshama Regional Director
Lifsha Ben-Shach, Deputy Director General Department for Zionist Activities WZO
Leni Reiss, American Jewish Press Association liaison to DTWT.
Martin Ben-Moreh - The College of Judaism as Culture
Michael Jankelowitz, Foreign Press Liaison, Office of the Spokesperson, Jewish Agency for Israel
Mordechai Ben Dat, editor, Canadian Jewish News
Nomi Hirshman-Rave, USD/Hagshama Project Manager
Ofer Gutman, National Shaliach of the Hagshama Dept. in North America
Sharon Dwek, USD/Hagshama Regional Director
Yarden Vatikay, Spokesperson, Jewish Agency for Israel
For further information contact:
Michael Jankelowitz
Liaison to Foreign Press
The Jewish Agency for Israel
Cell: 050-7601706
Voicemail: 02-6202780
e-mail: michaelj@jafi.org